New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
A NEW CITY HALL PROPOSED'
m1Is SUGGESTED BY MAYOR HEWITT
,,v,, cp,v,uAr, coURT-HoUsE-To USE THE
TWEED RING FUND


A NEW CRIMINAL CoURT-HoUsE-Io oSh LEI
TWEED RING FUND.
u..r uox;tt.s proect of erecting two large build
,n. one 70 he criminal COURTEOUS in the peighbor
hood Of the Tombs prison and the other structure 10
The transaction of the general municipal business
the CITY Hall Park was generally scdssed yesterday
All the more important city and county officials are IL
favor of it. Corporation Counsel Laeombe drew tn'
bills. He said OF them yesterday:
At Mr.. Hewitt's request called on him last week
and took in detail his instructions as 10 tne ioIm ~
these bills. They have been drawn IN close ths
to those instructions with the exception possibly, .
10 proyide for any contingency have included pr9,s
ions in one act authorizing the city 10 take iau oA
the site under the right OF eninent domain. ~
The first of these bills provides for the erecuoh vi
municipal building. The Board OF E i,,h1 Works
Apportionment and the % the nrovsons OF
fbc act They are to select site upon lahd, ue "
which 10 vested in the cit, in fee SIMPLE anu " eev
hnd,ng thereon sufficion 10 accommodate tne sew
sri ,,anartme nts bureaus officers and commissioners
of the city government and the Register ana sacu
officers OF the county government as .ne t Tn cose
mate and ApportiOnmeDt shall designate IN oaSo
there is building standing on the site seecteu'
the Board is to provide tor its removal either py con
tract or by SALE other way, and the proceeds
of the sale OF the buldi material are to be ap
propriated toward the erection OF the new oullding,
The Board of Estimate and ApDoruonmeht anu .ne
Commissioner OF Public Works are to advertise ior
and OBJ ain plans specifications Offering prizes iof
such exceeding five in number as shall DO CONSUL
cred in their judgment the hest submitted 70 them
Alter selecting the plans and determining whetheI Tue
work shall be done under contract or several the
Board is to advertise for proposals III the usual way,
and the contract is TO be awarded 10 the 'owSst ou
unless they deem for the best interests oil the CITY 10
reject all the bids and readvcrtse. The various pro
visions of the city charter to the forms OF contract
the security required and the depos! 10 Te
when executed are be carried out according 20 tn
terms and under the direction and supervision oi no
Commission OF Public Works. . -
In IL abandoned
unnecessarily delayed, that tact reported oy rue
Commissioner of Public Works the boaru erea a ~
the act NAV notify suretes and the contractor 10
complete the same and in care OF their failure 10 1o
So may declare the contract abrogaed ana direct te
Commissioner of Public Works to complete II cither py
contract or otherwise collecting the Increased COST
any, from the contractors suretles
Toward the expenses incurred under this act therc
are appropriated first all public moneys received 1n
der the provisions of CHARTER 40 OF the Laws OF IND
This 10 known the Population Act IL IS the statute
which passed to enable the puolic amthoriues W
recover from the different members OF the tweed hng
Under its provisions at one time another, collections
have been made from members OF the ring which
aggregate about This sum now mes 10 one
city unapproprated to partc liar ourpose
and by using IL in the construction oil TINS UuluhS'
the work ITO that extent may be proceeded WIN WIN
out increasing the tax lie " or the cy deUt
Second there is also appropriated TO the Dndlng e1-
penses the accumulation in the teasnry from wnat Is
known as the Greenwich Street Elevated Railroad
Act under the of which certain percentage OF
the gross receipts of that road each year pa TO
the Contro Ter. This aggregates nearly SZOV,oVV
and is available for this bnldlng. ,
The other bill that providing for the erection Of
building for criminal courts. The general framework
OF the bill is the the last The Board OF Esti
mate and Apportonmcnt and the Commissioner OF
Public Works charged with carrying out the pro
visions of the act obtain plans by competition
for prizes and the ork to be awarded TO the lowest
bidder and performed in the manner required by the
charter The location of the site is LETT with the Board
because although it Is hoped that the building now
occupied by the old Harlem Railroad Depot may be
obtained something may arise TO prevent or delay the
taking possession OF it, and tor that reason the BOARD
have been left select the site and the act con-
tains provision authorizing the condemnation OF land
leasehod interests, which it may be necessary 70 &C
quire
1t is also provided that until the final completion OF
the building. the Board OF Estimate and Apporton-
ment may provide necessary and suitable court rooms
and Offices Tor the General Sessions OF the Peace the
District Attorney the ures and grand juries ana 10
that end lease building or buildings, or such parts
thereof ma, be necessary and properly alter ana
furnish the same. the amount necessary to be ex-
pended TO be included 10 the annual estimate.
The pense the erection of the new building ia to
Re borne by Issue bonds 10 be known AS Criminal
Court House bonds, he for not less more than
twenty years, drawing interest not to exceed per
cent. and to be disposed Of at not less than par